EUR/USD seen at 1.15 in 6-month – Danske Bank

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EUR/USD could return to the 1.15 region in the medium term, suggested Senior Analyst at Danske Bank Aila Mihr.

Key Quotes

“EUR/USD will look ahead to Thursday’s release of May’s flash PMIs. We look for a slightly bigger rebound in the Eurozone manufacturing PMI than consensus, which should break the negative trend seen since last summer of EUR/USD plummeting on disappointing flash Eurozone PMIs”.

“In the bigger picture, a US-China trade deal is not in the cards before late Q3 and a recovery in Chinese PMIs not due before Q4. These are important prerequisites for a sustained uptick in EUR/USD. We forecast EUR/USD at 1.12 in 1M, 1.13 in 3M and then rising to 1.15 in 6M”.

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